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they are better than us. president chiu: [chuckles] [applause] [laughter] why do we need all of this stuff? just do it yourself. it is they're all of the time. [bell] [applause] >> this was actually from -- that i'd picked up. on this side -- migratory. president chiu: thank you, ma'am. we do about every speaker to speak for up to two minutes, so you can, you can. [bell] [speaker speaking off microphone] >> aluminum, cadmium, copper, iron, lead, magnesium -- i cannot pronounce it. >> manganese, nickel. >> zinc, tin, sells for -- sulphur, carbon dioxide, phenol, -- >> ethylene. president chiu: i am sorry, again, ma'am. i want to abide by the rules of the chamber. we need to have one speaker at a time. each speaker gets to speak for a damp -- up to two minutes. we will hear from other speakers who have not had a chance to speak, we can do it that way, also. thank you very much. why do we not hear from our next speaker? >> here you go, mom. president chiu: can we hear from our next speaker? >> my name is lisa. y
they are better than us. president chiu: [chuckles] [applause] [laughter] why do we need all of this stuff? just do it yourself. it is they're all of the time. [bell] [applause] >> this was actually from -- that i'd picked up. on this side -- migratory. president chiu: thank you, ma'am. we do about every speaker to speak for up to two minutes, so you can, you can. [bell] [speaker speaking off microphone] >> aluminum, cadmium, copper, iron, lead, magnesium -- i cannot pronounce it....
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it is an inappropriate use for the western edge of golden gate park. to say that the fields are not coastal is absurd. don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining. it's coastal. cut to the chase and reject this eir. please conform to the master plan and keep it wet and wild. last but not least, i noticed a number of my fellow senior citizens speaking on this issue. the political reality is that we have the historical higher voter turnout than youth league soccer players. just saying. president chiu: someone will come and distribute that. thank you. >> i'm anne clarke, and i'm a resident of the city. you mustand i am a resident of the city. you must be tired. i will speak very quickly. i have a report prepared to give you. your ordinance in 2006, and this is your ordinance, the supervisor ordinance, about 60 fields and turf mandates that under-served neighborhood should receive priority. that is your mandate. you can only do that -- you can do that today and have a win-win for children of san francisco, beach shall lay, athletic fields, and the viking
it is an inappropriate use for the western edge of golden gate park. to say that the fields are not coastal is absurd. don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining. it's coastal. cut to the chase and reject this eir. please conform to the master plan and keep it wet and wild. last but not least, i noticed a number of my fellow senior citizens speaking on this issue. the political reality is that we have the historical higher voter turnout than youth league soccer players. just saying. president...
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the target did reach out to us. i wasn't able to take that time to get those. president chiu: a motion to continue takes precedence over motion to amend, but let me ask if there is objection. the motion to continue, is there a second? any objection to the motion to continue? this item will be continued to the thirty first of this month. and with that, why don't we skipped over the special orders. roll call. supervisor wiener: a couple things. first, today, i am introducing substitute legislation relating to student housing. it has come back from the planning commission and there has been a thorough and thoughtful public discourse about the legislation. the substantive legislation reflects a lot of that dialogue. i am also submitting an in memoriam for scott cho that passed away on may 3. he died after a struggle with metastatic melanoma. he was born in san francisco in eureka valley on collingwood street. he attended high school, graduated with a civil engineering degree, and with a master's in transportation. his lifetime career with the city and county of san
the target did reach out to us. i wasn't able to take that time to get those. president chiu: a motion to continue takes precedence over motion to amend, but let me ask if there is objection. the motion to continue, is there a second? any objection to the motion to continue? this item will be continued to the thirty first of this month. and with that, why don't we skipped over the special orders. roll call. supervisor wiener: a couple things. first, today, i am introducing substitute...
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it will continue to be screened for most public use in the area. the eir concluded the project will not create a source of goler that would adversely affect views in the area. the nighttime lighting would not result in spillover light thing that would affect homes. the eir does not state the lighting will not be noticeable. the appellate states it miscalculates human health risks. the eir relies on a number of studies to assess potential risks. many of the studies were commissioned by the municipalities in an effort to assess the synthetic turf. it is insulation and dermal contact with products that were found to be less than significant. no new issues were raised. the hybrid alternative would increase played hours compared to the proposed project. this is not correct. it would increase playtime. in addition, the project would provide more hours than the alternative. what they are challenging is the project approval. after carefully considering the draft eir's written comments and testimony at the hearing, we have not heard anything that has altere
it will continue to be screened for most public use in the area. the eir concluded the project will not create a source of goler that would adversely affect views in the area. the nighttime lighting would not result in spillover light thing that would affect homes. the eir does not state the lighting will not be noticeable. the appellate states it miscalculates human health risks. the eir relies on a number of studies to assess potential risks. many of the studies were commissioned by the...
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they allow us to accommodate more kids. these reforms have yielded an additional 66,000 hours of play each year. it is still not enough to close the gap which has only gotten worse. the project is a critical component of this overall approach. it will create another 9500 hours of much-needed play times. that actually results in significantly fewer hours and kids accommodated then at beach chalet. there is no doubt that golden gate park is one of the city's greatest treasures. it is a marvel of botanical wonder and passion. what makes it beloved has been the ability throughout history to embrace and accommodate the evolving needs, interests, and by use of park users who rely upon its 1007 train -- 1,017 acres for recreation. this project is less than 1% of the overall acreage of golden gate park. this is the greatest urban park in america, because there is something in it for everyone. we feel the eir is thorough and complete, and that its conclusions are founded on a critical review of data and evidence. we ask that you let
they allow us to accommodate more kids. these reforms have yielded an additional 66,000 hours of play each year. it is still not enough to close the gap which has only gotten worse. the project is a critical component of this overall approach. it will create another 9500 hours of much-needed play times. that actually results in significantly fewer hours and kids accommodated then at beach chalet. there is no doubt that golden gate park is one of the city's greatest treasures. it is a marvel of...
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when they start using reality this way. hopefully, you will correct that and send the message that government does work. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> the first time i encountered a large expanse of artificial turf, it was unable to emergency response teams were having a neighborhood drill, and i thought this does not look healthy or safe for kids, and i cannot believe they want to put something like that about five minutes' walk from my home. i've lived in the sunset for 23 years, and in the parking lot, including the trail that goes right through the beach and a leg. i am also in business owner and active registered voter. i urge you to go with the alternative. it is the best you can do for the city plan and the best you can do for the kids. i give out -- gave up hundreds and hundreds of fliers during the past six months or so, and i can tell you that most of the residents out in the outer sunset where i handed the flyers, it may be only about 10 people wanted this. everyone else had really strong feelings a
when they start using reality this way. hopefully, you will correct that and send the message that government does work. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> the first time i encountered a large expanse of artificial turf, it was unable to emergency response teams were having a neighborhood drill, and i thought this does not look healthy or safe for kids, and i cannot believe they want to put something like that about five minutes' walk from my home. i've lived in the sunset for 23...
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those are the motions before us. if there are no other comments, i would like to open it up to public comment on items 32 and 35, as well as the motions to amend. we can act after public comment. anyone who would like to make public comment, please line up. you will have two minutes. seeing none -- please line up. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is judy. thank you for letting me speak here today. september elections, my god. hard to believe that a board of supervisors from san francisco would propose such a thing. a september election has a very low voter turnout. look at all these other cities. new york may laurel, 2009. turnout, 11.4%. can you imagine? charlotte, north carolina, 2009, 4.3%. boston and baltimore, turnout in the low 20's. there are many more. you get the idea. september elections have a very low voter turnout. research has shown that the voters, in september elections, are primarily older, like me, more affluent, and predominantly white, like me. it reminds me of when you had to own property
those are the motions before us. if there are no other comments, i would like to open it up to public comment on items 32 and 35, as well as the motions to amend. we can act after public comment. anyone who would like to make public comment, please line up. you will have two minutes. seeing none -- please line up. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is judy. thank you for letting me speak here today. september elections, my god. hard to believe that a board of supervisors from san...
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it would be useful if we had a little bit of information and background. i recognize the will not have the final version until august, but some context for degrade. >> it would be no problem to provide you with a legislative digest. that is a short summary. commissioner borden: 55 laguna, how was that back up for an appeal again? it has been a while. >> that is an appeal -- the certificate of appropriateness. commissioner borden: i am not understanding how 800 presidio could have the same items and arguments appealed so many times. could you explain the process to me? >> your approval consisted of a pud and certification of the eir. those were all appealed after you issued them in 2011. those are two appeals. the board upheld those actions and those actions were challenged to the court. the court resolve that challenge and found that all city bodies had acted appropriately. the appeal this week was a dpw approval for the subdivision. when you had one parcel before, they wanted to make it into one parcel containing the residential units and one parcel conta
it would be useful if we had a little bit of information and background. i recognize the will not have the final version until august, but some context for degrade. >> it would be no problem to provide you with a legislative digest. that is a short summary. commissioner borden: 55 laguna, how was that back up for an appeal again? it has been a while. >> that is an appeal -- the certificate of appropriateness. commissioner borden: i am not understanding how 800 presidio could have...
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it is wonderful for getting us to where we are today. thank you very much. -- thank you for writing that grant. [applause] >> it is true, there are a lot of wonderful things about san francisco. there is all of us. there is all that marvelous food. and we have terrific leadership. it is important that we have good leadership in the departments, the mayor's office, and in our budget office. but, likewise, really important that we have great leadership in our board of supervisors. david chiu is the president of our board, and he knows the issue of technology, plus many other things, a very, very intimately. he probably knows more than any of us will ever -- are ever likely to know. we might wish to know it, but we probably will not because he comes from the technology world. he was the founder and chief operating officer of grassroots enterprise, and online communications company. he is also a member of the city's committee on information. and he is -- which sets policies within the city and provide the overall direction for a city and cou
it is wonderful for getting us to where we are today. thank you very much. -- thank you for writing that grant. [applause] >> it is true, there are a lot of wonderful things about san francisco. there is all of us. there is all that marvelous food. and we have terrific leadership. it is important that we have good leadership in the departments, the mayor's office, and in our budget office. but, likewise, really important that we have great leadership in our board of supervisors. david...
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take time out of your schedule and stand with us to support this mother and all of us who have lost our children to senseless violence. we have had 11 homicides in the city of san francisco in the month of june. that is too many. also, we are glad to hear of the resolution that supervisor malia cohen and our police chief have put together. we thank you for what you are doing. keep the job going. we want to tell our mayor to and the stop and frisk policy, and to put his energy and solutions to the unsolved murders and violence plaguing san francisco. we also would like to invite you to our viewing circle meeting on thursday, july 12, from 7 to 9:00 p.m., paradise baptist church, city and county of san francisco. thank you for your attention. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> i am here to address the issues raised by the resolution. i am with the stop incarceration network, a national network attempting to stop the mass incarceration of black and latino youth across the country. we feel this is, as supervisor cohen presented in her resolution, something that needs to be opposed
take time out of your schedule and stand with us to support this mother and all of us who have lost our children to senseless violence. we have had 11 homicides in the city of san francisco in the month of june. that is too many. also, we are glad to hear of the resolution that supervisor malia cohen and our police chief have put together. we thank you for what you are doing. keep the job going. we want to tell our mayor to and the stop and frisk policy, and to put his energy and solutions to...
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but let us talk about the issues. let us not use a delay. that is the cloak over the real argument. supervisor wiener: thank you, colleagues. are there any other comments? seeing none, we have a motion on the floor to continue. i
but let us talk about the issues. let us not use a delay. that is the cloak over the real argument. supervisor wiener: thank you, colleagues. are there any other comments? seeing none, we have a motion on the floor to continue. i